LAS VEGAS – Gilbert Burns dominated former UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley to win a unanimous decision Saturday night in the return of the mixed martial arts promotion to Las Vegas. Brazilian heavyweight Augusto Sakai used some unpunished playing skill to claim a split decision victory over Bulgarian Blagoy Ivanov in the penultimate bout of the first UFC show in …
Read More »South Korean cafe hires a barista robot to help with social distancing
DAEJEON, South Korea: The new barista robot in the Daejeon, South Korea cafe is courteous and fast as it seamlessly targets customers. “Here’s your Rooibos almond milk coffee, enjoy. It’s even better if you shake it, “he says, as a customer drinks his drink from a tray installed inside the large, shiny, white, capsule-shaped computer. After successfully curbing an outbreak …
Read More »Stanley Ho’s flight to Macao in World War II laid the foundation for his fortune. But it was not without controversy
But before Ho made Macao, he had to do it himself. Born in 1921, Ho went through difficult times when his father fled to Saigon, after his business collapsed in the late 1920s, leaving that side of the family penniless. Not long after, World War II broke out. After the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, Britain and …
Read More »Tiffany & Co. launches the Tiffany T1 collection
While the coronavirus pandemic may have slowed some of the biggest crashes and fashion events scheduled for May, such as the Met Gala, Tiffany & Co. is still coming to spring with the launch of its Tiffany T1 Collection. The legendary New York jeweler debuted his latest line earlier this month and will present additional pieces in a series of …
Read More »NASCAR driver Ricky Stenhouse Jr. set for great race after slow start
BRISTOL, Tenn. – Ricky Stenhouse Jr. could not have had a more bumpy return to racing after NASCAR’s 10-week shutdown. How bad was Stenhouse crashed on the first lap of the first race and finished last. It followed with a 25th place finish in the second Cup race at Darlington Raceway, then 24th at the Coca-Cola 600. In three races, …
Read More »Nike’s position on racism after protests over George Floyd’s death: don’t do it
“Don’t turn your back on racism,” Nike said in the video. San Francisco: Nike has taken a stand against racism with a “Don’t Do It” campaign, a twist on its famous phrase, as protests against police brutality spread across the United States. “For once, don’t do it … don’t pretend there’s no problem in America,” the American sportswear giant said …
Read More »Trump is not killing the bull market. This is why
More and more Wall Street business leaders and strategists are voicing concerns about what protectionist policies and the unpredictable nature of President Donald Trump could do to markets and the economy. But we all know that action speaks louder than words. What investors are really doing is in stark contrast to what people are saying. The Dow, S&P 500 and …
Read More »China’s coronavirus campaign offers a look at the surveillance system
BEIJING – The coronavirus outbreak in China has given an unprecedented insight into how an extensive surveillance camera system works, as monitoring stations are renowned epidemic “war rooms” that help control people’s movements and stifle the illness. China is trying to build one of the world’s most sophisticated surveillance technology networks, with hundreds of millions of cameras in public places …
Read More »Homecoming review: Janelle Monae stars in a new chapter of Amazon’s mysterious thriller
For those who lost the first flight – based on the Gimlet Media podcast and produced in concert with “Mr. Robot” creator Sam Esmail – the series focused on a secret operation that experimented on soldiers, playing with their minds and memories. Again, it’s a low-key version of a 70s paranoid conspiracy thriller, broken into half-hour installments. Here, Monae’s character …
Read More »Bill Belichick as coach of the Giants is the first of many Big Blue that such
In a weeklong series, The Post is looking at alternative realities in New York sports. Today’s edition looked at whether the Giants would have won a second consecutive Bowl if wide receiver Plaxico Burress hadn’t shot himself in 2008. Below are other great Giants events from the past 30 years: What if Bill Belichick was the successor to Bill Parcells …
Read More »Mizoram Prime Minister Zoramthang tweeted a video of Shramik passengers offering food in Bihar
The clip shows the villagers walking with food packages towards the train. A special train for workers stranded due to national restrictions stopped briefly in a village in Bihar recently and the train’s passengers were overwhelmed when large numbers of locals came to offer them food. The video was shared on Twitter by Mizoram Prime Minister Zoramthang, who found the …
Read More »Louis Vuitton Launches Free Mother’s Day 2020 E-Cards
This year, the coronavirus pandemic not only distances moms from their loved ones, but makes blocking a physical card worthy of the woman who raised you a little more complicated. A last-minute (and free) solution? Louis Vuitton has released a series of electronic cards called #WELVMOMS just in time for Mother’s Day 2020, which is celebrated on May 10. Cards …
Read More »India’s Coronavirus Enclosure: A 1,250-Mile Man’s Agonizing Journey Home … On Foot
But he didn’t stop walking. Could not. The 26-year-old migrant worker was in the heart of India and only halfway home. With no way to survive in the cities, and the great rail network of India was closed for the most part, many made the extraordinary decision to walk thousands of miles back to their families. Many failed. In one …
Read More »College Football Hall of Fame Plundered in George Floyd Atlanta Riots
The College Football Hall of Fame in downtown Atlanta was smashed and looted Friday as part of the riot in response to the death of George Floyd. The windows of the hall of fame were smashed and the gift shop was ransacked, according to local police. It is not known whether the museum portion of the building was destroyed and …
Read More »Palantir CEO Joins Elon Musk in Considering Leaving CA
Silicon Valley-based software company Palantir is following the example of Tesla CEO Elon Musk and is openly considering abandoning California’s “growing bigotry and monoculture”, its co-founder said. Speaking during an appearance on Monday in “Axios on HBO” CEO Alex Karp said the company was “getting closer” to deciding whether to leave Golden State. Karp was interviewed by conference call from …
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